From: Roofer Local 20 [roofer20@swbell.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 10:16 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S.E.C. Proposal on Mutual Fund Proxy Voting Disclosure
File No. S7-36-02
To: Jonathan G Katz, Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549-0609
From: Jim Hadel, Chairman
Roofers Local #20 Pension Fund
6321 Blue Ridge Blvd
Suite 202
Raytown, MO 64133
As Chairman of the Trustees of the Roofers Local #20 Pension Plan,
I strongly support requirements that Mutual Fund Managers disclose their
proxy voting policies, procedures and their actual votes cast. In light
of what has happened over the past year, investors, both individual and
institutional, are leery to say the least of the Equity Markets. Full
disclosure of proxy voting will be a step in the right direction. If these
Mutual Funds truly have the interests of their shareholders at heart they
would not oppose such a regulation.
Sincerely,
Jim Hadel
Chairman
Trustees of the Roofers Local #20 Pension Plan